Farrier F-22 Explained

Farrier F-22
Insignia:
F22
Insignia Size:150px
Image Boat:File:Farrier F-22A trimaran sailboat 4094.jpg
Image Caption:Farrier F-22A
Designer:Ian Farrier
Location:New Zealand
Year:2014
Builder:Farrier Marine
Draft:4.92feet, daggerboard down
Displacement:13000NaN0
Hulls:Main hull and two outrigger floats
Hull Type:Trimaran
Construction:Fiberglass
Loa:22.92feet
Lwl:22.25feet
Beam:18.08feet
Engine:Outboard motor
Keel Type:daggerboard
Ballast:none
Rudder Type:transom-mounted rudder
Rig Type:Bermuda rig
Sailplan:Fractional rigged sloop Masthead sloop
Sailarea Total:328square feet

The Farrier F-22 is a New Zealand trailerable trimaran sailboat that was designed by Ian Farrier and first built in 2014.[1] [2]

Production

The design is built by Farrier Marine in New Zealand and remains in production.[1]

Design

The Farrier F-22 is a recreational trimaran, built predominantly of fiberglass with a foam core. It has a fractional sloop rig, with a rotating mast, plumb stems, reverse transoms, a main hull transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a daggerboard or optional centreboard. It has a bare weight of 1300to and has a float displacement of 30780NaN0.[1]

The main hull has a self-draining, open transom.[3]

The boat has a draft of 4.92feet with the daggerboard extended and 1feet with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. The beam is 18.08feet with the hulls extended for sailing and 8.2feet with them retracted for ground transport or docking.[1]

The cabin has 5.33feet of headroom, or 6.17feet with the optional pop-top installed and in the open position. The cabin is 7.17feet wide and has two settee berths and a forward "V"-berth. A modular alcohol-fire stove and a head are both optional[1] [3]

The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. It can be fitted with a spinnaker of 611square feet or a screecher of 315square feet.[1]

Variants

Farrier F-22
  • Base model with an aluminum mast of 31.5feet for cruising. Built off-shore.[1] [3]
    Farrier F-22S
  • Premium model, with an aluminum mast of 31.5feet for cruising, with options included, built in New Zealand.[3]
    Farrier F-22R
  • Racing model with a deeper rudder, a carbon fibre daggerboard and a carbon fibre mast of 35.4feet and simple, lighter interior. Built in New Zealand[1]
    Farrier F-22XR
  • Model for dedicated class racing, under development.[3]

    Operational history

    The design was named Sail magazine's winner of the "Best Boats 2019".[4]

    Naval architect Robert Perry wrote a review in Sailing Magazine in 2017, praising the details, "there is a single, deep centerboard with a board-down draft of 4 feet 11 inches. The cassette-style rudder make beaching and trailering a breeze. Board- and rudder-up draft is 12 inches. Max beam is 18 feet 1 inch. Note the flat profile to the hull through the middle then it kicks up around station 8. The main hull has that typical inverted bell shape that provides volume where you need it for accommodations and a narrow BWL for speed. There is a very clever galley module that disappears into the seatback area when not being used. This would be camping-style cruising in the F-22 but it would make a great singlehander."[5]

    In a 2019 review in Sail, Adam Cort described sailing the design, "Under sail, in near perfect conditions, we easily hit 7.5 knots and occasionally just over 8 sailing hard on the wind in just 10 knots of breeze. Bearing away and unrolling the screecher our speed shot up to 10 then 11.5 knots, eventually touching 14 as we left a wake that would have made a Volvo Ocean Race veteran proud. Yeah, she’s fast. Better still, the helm remained responsive and nicely balanced throughout, while the boat’s amas offer sufficient buoyancy to ensure you don’t have to worry about burying the bows."[4]

    See also

    Related development

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Farrier F-22 sailboat . 16 October 2019. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2019. https://archive.today/20220411225801/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/f-22. 11 April 2022. live.
    2. Web site: Ian Farrier. 16 October 2019. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2019. https://archive.today/20220327134104/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/farrier-ian. 27 March 2022. live.
    3. Web site: Farrier F-22. 17 October 2019. . f-boat.com. https://archive.today/20220411225806/https://f-boat.com/f-22/specifications/. 11 April 2022. live.
    4. Web site: Farrier F-22. 15 October 2019. Cort. Adam. sailmagazine.com. 8 July 2019. https://archive.today/20220411230042/https://www.sailmagazine.com/boats/farrier-f-22. 11 April 2022. live.
    5. Web site: Farrer F-22. 15 October 2019. sailingmagazine.net. 1 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20190416230643/http://sailingmagazine.net/article-1866-farrier-f-22.html. 16 April 2019. live.